Clarke earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) in 2022, specializing in Film Directing. After graduating, she received the 28th Student DGA Jury Award for her senior thesis film, "Suga Brown." In 2023, Clarke co-directed "The Son That Didn't Shine," a short documentary for the NAACP Cinematic Shorts Competition. After competing in the competition, she founded her production company, Cinema Sense LLC, in Atlanta, GA. In 2024, Clarke completed another short film, "Sweet Pea," in collaboration with Chromatic Black after receiving the Ida B. Wells film fund. Now based in North Carolina, Clarke's work reflects her personal experiences along with past and present events that affect marginalized communities. In 2025, Clarke's latest short film, "Fiddler's Creek," was a finalist in the Musicbed Short Film Competition. Clarke is currently working on a documentary for Providence Baptist Church, highlighting how Greensboro, NC's oldest African American Baptist Church has survived 160 years. This year, Clarke continues to collaborate with local artists across North Carolina while raising funding for her first feature film.

Native Hawaiian filmmaker Erin Lau explores empathy, redemption, and legacy through her work. She has been supported by numerous programs including Sundance Institute, Film Independent, Tribeca Studios, and Ryan Murphy’s HALF Initiative. Her work spans documentary, narrative, and episodic storytelling and have been featured on the Criterion Channel, Netflix, and PBS. Notable directing works include THE MOON AND THE NIGHT, ALL I EVER WANTED, and INHERITANCE. Erin also directed for FOX’s RESCUE: HI-SURF and contributed to multiple award-winning documentaries as a producer including STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS and DEAR ALOHA. Erin is a graduate of Chapman University’s MFA directing program and is represented by the United Talent Agency (UTA).

Kristina Arjona (she/they) has over 12 years of experience in the film industry as a writer, director, AD, intimacy coordinator, mental health coordinator, and actor. Kristina has worked with studios like Netflix, Paramount, Showtime, Starz, Amazon, and ABC. Recent credits include Regretting You, Reasonable Doubt, and Weapons. She holds a BFA in Acting and a BA in Theatrical Design and Production from Elon University, and studied theatre at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. Proudly queer and Latina, Kristina owns Jump Cut Collective, a production company empowering women, LGBTQIA+, and BIPOC artists in front and behind the lens. Her film Mi Casa, won the HBO Latinx Short Film Competition and is available on MAX. Kristina has spoken about set safety strategies involving mental health and intimacy work at universities and festivals including the United Nations General Assembly with the Impact Lounge, Cannes Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Women in Film, Out on Film Festival, Actor Empowerment Summit, and the Women in Production Summit.